Improvement in combined reels and rakes for harvesters



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Patented Dem 14, 1875.

UNITED STATES PATENT QFFIGE.

ABRAHAM STOLEB, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN COMBINED REELS AND RAKES FOR HARVESTERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 1'7 l, 188, dated December 14, 1875; application filed I J une 12, 1875.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, ABRAHAM SroLER, of

Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and'State of Pennsylvania, have invented I certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Reel and Rake for Harvesters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a front elevation. Fig. 2 is a plan. Fig. 3 is a front elevation, showing two difl'erent positions of the rake-beam. Figs. 4, 5, 6, and 7 are detail views of the rake, Fig. 4 being a broken vertical section, Figs. 5 and 6 back and front elevation, and Fig. 7 a plan.

The object of my invention is to provide a combined harvester reel and rake, in which the arms of the reel shall be extensible, so as to project a considerable distance over the standing grain, and then draw up a suitable distance above the platform, in order to avoid dragging the out grain thereon, and in which, also, the rake, which is attached to or forms one of the reel-arms, shall sweep in a direct line over, and also make a quarter turn upon, the platform, so as to lay the cut grain on the ground in a line parallel with the track of the machine. A further object of my invention is to provide means for counterbalancing the rake when projected over the standing grain, so as to prevent it from dropping too heavily, or from falling atall, when the rake is in a horizontal forward position.

The nature of my invention consists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter fully described.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, A represents the platform of a harvester constructed in the usual or any suitable manner, and B an arbor or standard for supporting the reel, rake, and operating mechanism. 0 represents the reel-shaft, to whichis rigidly attached a hub, D, from which proceed four rigid radial arms, D D D D, having tongues d] d d d. E, E, E, and E are sliding bars,

having grooves to match with the tongues 01 d d d. E E E are the reel-heaters, and F the rake-beam attached to these sliding bars or arms. To each of the sliding arms E and to E is attached a short transverse bar, 0, on which is mounted a roller, 6 and on each of said arms, except E is another roller, 6 the object of said rollers being, in conjunction with cams or ellipses, hereinafter described, to cause said arms to slide out, so as to make the heaters E and rake-beam F to project over and sweep in the standing grain, and then to rise a sufficient distance to fully clear the cut grain on the platform. G represents an ellipse or cam-groove, in which the rollers c e move, said groove, if desired, being open or cut away at the top or between the points gg, so as to permit the sliding arms E and E to be removed or drawn out from the rigid arms D in case of breakage, or when for any reason it may be desired to remove said sliding arms. This groove, cam, or ellipse G is made so as that any one of the rollers e movingin or upon it will begin, when just back of a line drawn vertically through the reel-shaft, to recede from the center of the reel, and will continue its recession gradually until it has attained a position forward of the shaft 0, in a line horizontal therewith, when it will begin to approach the center, this approach being gradual, continuous, and uniform untilthe arm to which said roller is attached is in a vertical line over the platform. From this latter point the rollere moves concentric with the shaft 0 until it again begins its recession from the center, as already mentioned; or, in other words, the roller 6 of any one of the reel-arms, E, E, E, or E moving on the cam G, begins, at or about the point g to draw away from the shaft 0, and continues gradually, so as to recede until it comes to or about the point 9 the effect being that the arm E or E to which it is secured, is gradually slid out or extended upon the arm D, and caused to project a considerable distance over the standing grain. From the point g the roller e moving against the cam or in the groove G, is caused to gradually approach the shaft 0 until the point 9 is reached, thus sliding the arm E or E in upon the'arm D till its end 0 strikes against theshoulder (Z and causing the beater E or rake-beam F to be elevated a sufficient dis tance above the platform A. The'rollers e in moving outwardly from the center shaft 0 impinge upon the inner side g of the groove G.

, From the point g to 9 they travel on the outer edge. From g to g1 they do not impinge or move absolutely against either the outer or inner edge of said groove, which is cut away for a purpose, in connection with the rakearm, hereinafter more fully described. The

object of attaching the rollers e to transverse cise moment the roller 6 comes to the point 9 and will continue to ride upon it until the roller 6 comes to the point 9 thus serving to keep the arm E slided in on the arm D until its extension is needed to begin, as already described.

I will now proceed to described the construction of the rake, remarking, first, that its functions and operation in the movement ofits roller 0 from the point g to the point 9 are the same as those of the other reel arms and heaters, its arm E being slided out and lower extremity of the shaft h, which is flat tened out and recessed for that purpose, a brace or rod, 1*", proceeding, if desired, from the middle of the beam F to the upper end of the shaft h. K is a dog, securely fastened to the shaft h at or about at right angles to the beam F-by means of a set-screw, K. L is an car on the'cradle H, bearing the roller l, and I an upward projecting piece on the opposite extremity of said cradle. 1y fastened at its end m to the cradle H, its free end m, which has a slightcurl or bend upward, as, shown, resting on the upper edge of the back of the segment k cam-guides, the first of which is rigidly attached to the arbor or standard B, the latter or guide 0 being secured to the former or guide N. If desired, both guides or cams may be formed or cast in one solid piece.

The operation of the rake is as follows The beam F, as the shaft 0 revolves, sweeps transversely in a direct line over the platform A until the roller l meets the under side of the guide N. As the roller 1 passes along under M is a spring, firm- N and O are with a ratchet, T, fast on said shaft. backward motion of the pulley the pawls the said guide, the arm E is drawn out gradually, the pivotal connection of said arm and 'cradle permitting the latter to keep in the same plane or parallel with and just above the platform A. The arm E as it moves, changing its angle with reference to the'cradle H, causes the segment 11. which is' attached to said arm, to give motion to the pinion h}, thereby causing the shaft h to rotate and the beam F to sweep around a quarter turn and rake the cut grain off the platform and layvit on the ground in ,the rear of the machine in a line parallel with the track. The arm E continues to extend and turn until the roller Zhas passed the farther end of the shoe N, at which moment the part 1 of the cradle H strikes or passes under the shoe 0, causing said cradle to rock back to its normal attitude, rotating the shaft h backwardly, and restoring the beam F to its transverse position with reference to the platform A, the dog K preventing said beam from going further. As soon as said beamhas assumed this position, the end m of the spring M (which in the rocking motion of the cradle moved along the top of the segment h) drops into the recess m and, by-

impinging against the shoulder at, keeps the beam F in this transverse position until the roller'l at the next revolution of the shaft G passes beneath the shoe N.

The object of cutting away the groove G contiguous to the segment I instead of continuing it in a true circle, described from the shaft 0 as a center from the point gtto g is, as will be readily perceived, to permit the roller 6 on the arm E to drop and allow the said arm E to be extended when the rake makes the quarter turn on the platform, as already described.

In order to prevent the rake, when forward, to descend with too much force, or to drop by gravity when the machine should come to a stop with the beam F over the standing grain, I provide a weighted brake-lever P, hinged at 1?. 0n the shaft 0 is placed a fixed eccentric, R, on the periphery of which the lever I heavily impinges, when the rake is in the described forward position. this forward position the short radii of the eccentric It points upwardly, so that the lever P does not then impinge upon the periphery of the said eccentric, thus avoiding friction or brake action against the shaft O,except when needed to counterbalance the rake. When not braking the shaft 0, as described, the lever P is sustained upon the pin or stud p projectingfrom the standard B. Motion is communicated to the shaft 0 by means of a loose pulley, S, having a spring-pawl, s, which engages on the forward motion of said pulley On the slides over the ratchet T, thereby preventing the rake from being revolved except in one direction.

I claim-- When the rake is not in.

'1. In combination with the extensible arms E E and segment I, the rollers 6 for preventing the extension of said arms when rising from the platform, substantially as shown and described.

2. In combination,witl1 the extensible arm E bearing the segmental rack h the pivoted cradle H, sustaining the shaft h, holding the pinion h s'ubstanti ally as shown and described.

3. In combination with the cradle H, pivoted on the extensible arm E the cam-guide N for holding down said cradle, and producing an extension of said arm, substantially as shown and described.

4. In combination with the pivoted cradle H, having the upwardly-projecting end I, the camguide 0, for restoring the beam F to its transverse position with reference to the platform A, substantially as set forth. 4

5. In combination with the pivoted cradle H, pinion and fixed segmental rack h formed withrecess W, the spring M for holding-the beam F in a position transversely to the platform A, substantially as shown and described.

6. In combination with the extensible arm of a harvester-reel,.a rake, constructed and arranged substantially as described, so as to make a straight and quarter turn sweep over the platform, as set forth.

7. A combined harvester reel and rake, hav- 'barse out of true line of said arms, so as to afford leverage and prevent binding, as set forth. In testimony that I claim the foregoing 1 have hereunto set my hand this 7th day of June, 1875.

ABRAHAM S'DDLER. Witnesses:

M. DANL. GoNNoLLY, Guns. F. VAN HORN. 

